Hüvelmény
This paper deals with the interpretative tradition of a hapax legomenon used by the 17th century Hungarian poet János Rimay, i. e. "hüvelmény" and proposes a new meaning for it. From the mid-19th century on, this word was interpreted as 'water fairy' or 'water monster.'...
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| Format: | Article |
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2006
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| Series: | Acta historiae litterarum hungaricarum
29 |
| Kulcsszavak: | Magyar irodalom költészet 17. sz., Irodalomtudomány |
| Online Access: | http://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/1073 |
| Summary: | This paper deals with the interpretative tradition of a hapax legomenon used by the 17th century Hungarian poet János Rimay, i. e. "hüvelmény" and proposes a new meaning for it. From the mid-19th century on, this word was interpreted as 'water fairy' or 'water monster.' Regarding the context of the word, which is involved in the condemnation of avarice, a more acceptable meaning is hydrops or dropsy, since this disease is topically connected with greed for earthly goods in the European tradition of philosophy, theology and poetry. |
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| Physical Description: | 107-114 |
| ISSN: | 0586-3708 |